Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• State of Cancer Care in America: 2015 Report Released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology

• While there have been numerous studies on cancer survival outcomes of non-Hispanic whites and African-Americans, very little has been known about cancer survival outcomes for Asian-Americans, until now. A recent study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital provides new insights into survival outcomes of Asian-Americans diagnosed with cancer. Read more on this study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
• Text messaging could help boost breast cancer screening according to a study conducted in the UK. A randomized control trial was carried out and it included 2,240 women. Results were published in the British Journal of Cancer.

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